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Old 09-08-2012, 01:07 PM   #638 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by nmjaxx9 View Post
Ive seen that compared to running it in regular drive vs manual mode in my 7AT my oil temps go up significantly when it is in manual. I don't know why this is but I have seen temps the other day to almost 240 and never before did it do this in regular "D" mode.
Obviously I can't speak for you since I don't have the 7AT. Do you think it could be possible that you were cruising actually in the 6th gear in manual mode instead of the 7th? I would assume while cruising on the highway in auto mode, the gear would go into the overdrive 7th, correct?
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